Project Grant R23AP00512
- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,918,760 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2 in Texas. The funding will be used to construct infrastructure and efficiency improvements to a feeder canal, discharge pipes, and a pumping plant. Key project activities include building reinforced isolation bays on the headwall and feeder canal, as well as replacing the pump discharge...
- The United Irrigation District, located in Hidalgo County, Texas, was awarded a $1,700,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to install seven flow control and metering gates and four flow control gates on the Bryan Canal, which provides water to the cities of Mission and McAllen, Texas, and the Sharyland Water...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $894,676 Project Grant to the Cameron County Irrigation District #2 in Texas under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will be used to convert 4,713 linear feet of unlined open canal in a segment of Lateral C-2 to a buried polyvinyl chloride pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 280 acre-feet that is currently...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,133,442 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Cameron County Irrigation District C-15 in Texas. The grant will fund the conversion of 5,207 linear feet of unlined open canal in a segment of Lateral 15 to a buried polyvinyl chloride pipeline. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 390 acre-feet that would have otherwise...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $211,051 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the La Feria Irrigation District #3 in Cameron County, Texas. The grant funds the installation of a solar-powered Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) telemetry system at 10 spillway sites to monitor water flow, manage discharges, and reduce water lost to operational spills. This technology...
- The El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 received a $4,031,382 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the lining of 11,000 feet of the Riverside Canal with steel-panel reinforced concrete, which is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,637 acre-feet by reducing seepage losses. This project aims to improve water...
- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,265,585 Project Grant to the Co-op Farm Irrigation Company under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The funding will support the conversion of 20,800 feet of existing earthen and concrete-lined irrigation ditches to high-density polyethylene pipe. The piped system will include a flow meter, individual user meters, and a 15-horsepower pump. The project will also install an 11.8-kilowatt solar...
- The Harlingen Irrigation District Cameron County No. 1 in Texas received a $219,732.76 Project Grant award on July 11, 2023 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507). The grant funding will be used to upgrade the canal flow measurement instrumentation at the Adams Gardens River Pump Station with an acoustic Doppler flowmeter and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)...
- The Palmdale Water District was awarded a $26,220,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the conversion of 7.2 miles of the Palmdale-Littlerock Ditch from an earthen canal to a 48-inch reinforced concrete pipe. This project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,531 acre-feet by reducing losses from seepage, evaporation, and...
- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,214.26 Project Grant on January 23, 2024 to the El Paso County Water Improvement District No 1 in Texas under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funds will be used to line 3,465 linear feet of the earthen Montoya Main Lateral canal with reinforced shotcrete. This upgrade will reduce water loss due to evaporation and seepage, as well as decrease sediment loading in the canal, improving...
THE DONNA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, LOCATED IN SOUTHERN TEXAS, WILL CONVERT 5,200 FEET OF THE CURRENTLY CONCRETE LINED SOUTH CROSSOVER LATERAL TO A 60-INCH POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PIPELINE AND 3,800 FEET OF THE CURRENTLY CONCRETE LINED LATERAL 22 TO A 48-INCH POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PIPELINE. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ANNUAL WATER SAVINGS OF 1,790 ACRE-FEET BY REDUCING SEEPAGE, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, AND OVERFLOW LOSSES. THE DISTRICT WILL ALSO INSTALL 2 BACKUP SOLAR-ELECTRIC BATTERY SYSTEMS AT THE DISTRICTS FIRST LIFT PUMP STATION AND SECOND LIFT PUMP STATION TO PROVIDE POWER IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE, AS WELL AS TWO SOLAR-POWERED MONITORING STATIONS TO PROVIDE A MORE EFFICIENT, REAL-TIME, DETECTION OF PROBLEMS TO AID IN MINIMIZING WATER LOSS. THE CONSERVED WATER WILL REMAIN IN THE FALCON AND AMISTAD RESERVOIRS FOR EVENTUAL ALLOCATION TO OTHER USERS IN THE RIO GRANDE SYSTEM, ALLEVIATING PRESSURE ON THE OVER-ALLOCATED WATER RESOURCE SHARED WITH MEXICO.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 8/25/25 | ||
| Not listed | $3.3m | 2/20/24 |